LSPL draft: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:13, 29 January 2023

The LibreSilicon Public License, LSPL for short, should ensure the following:

It should:

be based on the AGPL
cover software, HDL code, schematics, layouts and netlists
allow dynamic linking of libraries in closed-source projects, like in the LGPL
extend the dynamic linking policy from the LGPL to IP-cores licensed under the LSPL

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 The LibreSilicon Public License, LSPL for short, should ensure the following:
-# It should be based on the  GNU Affero General Public License
+It should:
-# Besides software it should also cover HDL code, schematics, layouts and netlists
+# be based on the AGPL
-# It should incorporate the following aspects of the GNU Lesser General Public License, under the terms of the LGPL:
+# cover software, HDL code, schematics, layouts and netlists
-## Allow dynamic linking of libraries in closed-source projects
+# allow dynamic linking of libraries in closed-source projects, like in the LGPL
-## Extend the dynamic linking policy from the LGPL to PDK components licensed under the LSPL, with the same terms and conditions applying as for dynamically linked libraries in the LGPL
+# extend the dynamic linking policy from the LGPL to IP-cores licensed under the LSPL